Grant Smith Email & Phone Number

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

United States

United States

Colorado

Colorado Springs, Colorado

US Special Forces Senior Communications Sergeant, US ArmyAreas Served: Fort Bragg, NC; Fort Carson, CO; Somalia, Africa; Sicily, Italy; Belgrade, Serbia; Lubliniec, Poland; Athens, Greece; Chisinau, Moldova. Served over 5 years of active duty, in both combat and training roles including Senior Communications Sergeant with security clearance (TS/SCI) on Operation Detachment Alpha (ODA), lead Foreign Internal Defense trainer, and lead ODA trainer. Promoted to Sergeant First Class ahead of peers; consistently ranked among the best Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) on ODA; honor graduate of US Army Combat Dive Qualification Course.Planned and executed numerous joint US-Somali operations with over 75 Somali National Army soldiers; including high risk combat operations, presence patrols, and operational readiness. Oversaw over $500,000 worth of equipment for ODA during combat and Joint Combined Exchange Training deployments.

US Army Infantryman Areas served: Fort Benning, GA; Fort Myer, VA; Schofield Barracks, HI; Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan; Kunar Province, AfghanistanServed over 5 years of active duty in both combat and training roles including rifleman, team leader, and squad leader. Served as a horseman in Caisson Platoon as a member of the 3d US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard).Promoted to Sergeant and Staff Sergeant ahead of peers; consistently ranked as top performing Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO); graduate of US Army Airborne School, US Army Air Assault School, US Army Pathfinder School.Planned and executed numerous joint US-Afghan operations with over 50 Afghan soldiers; including combat patrols, base defense development and construction, and operational readiness; established Afghan Local Police (ALP) unit in Nangarhar Province.